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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-20
Little Mr.. Foraker.

The Toledo Bee thus sums up
the 1--WE morseW that parades as
Governor for the State of Ohio:
'Mr. Foraker is nothing if not a
disgusting Republican politician of
the lowest type of Hamilton county
ward politics. Evidently he has
not the capacity to realize the fit
ness of things, for wherever he
goes and whatever the occasion, he
never lets slip an opportunity to
cast his dirty filings at people who
honestly differ with him in politics,
state of national. AS a governor
of a great state he has been dis
gustingly indecent and bald in his
illusions to the President of the
United States. AS guest of the
city of Toledo, a few weeks since
upon the unvailing of the Steed-
man monument, he was outrage
ously vile in his language toward
men of the opposite party. In
Toledo this week upon his magni-
ficent reception by worthy citizens
of both political parties, he was
brutal in his behavior and language
and in his speech to the conven-
ton where extreme politics was
permissible, he descended into the
filthiest mire of Shiny language in
treating of the administration of
his predecessor. No man occupy
ing his exalted position ever used
such scurvy language as Foraker's
sentence that "there was not
money enough left in the treasury
to clean up the dirty Democratic
tobacco spit in the State house,
His whole speech was TRADE un.
worthy of the man, and unworthy
of the occasion. And the disgust,
ing bravado that marks the fellow
when he alludes to the south and
speaks of Democrats as rebels,
places Foraker on his proper level
-h'e is low down political huck.
ster and the stuff he barters is very
stale.
"Such TRADE, such invective,
such insane raving, may please the
Republican whoopers, but it dis
gusts decent men and arouses
Democrats. It's effect in Toledo
has been the opposite Of what For.
aker intended. The Democrat.
are on their mettle, and will now
rally for such a vote as will rebukt
this man, who has not IL decent
political impulse in his makeup
nor broad idea upon any subjec
that affects the welfare of the peo
| ple.n
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-20
Carpets and Civilization.

Carpets and civilization may be
considered to have advanced to-
gether. There was u time when
the floors of the royal palace were
strewn with rushes, in which were
only half hidden the odds and ends
that were thrown from the table,
mingled with the mire that was
brought in by ill-shod feet from tho
unpaved roads. The rush strewer
was an important official of the
royal household, and the rush bear
ings, which are still familiar festi-
walls in the country places, are
but the remnant of the ancient
usage connected with the days of
rush-strewn floors. 1t is mention
ed, as a special feature of the lux
urious style of living adopted by
Thomas Il Beckett, that his dining
room floor was daily covered with
straw or hay in the winter and
with green branches in the sum-
mer, that the guests for whom
there was not room ut the board
might sit on the floor without fear
of soiling their clothes. Then came
the first rude carpets of plated
rushes after which the era of carpets
was not long in following.
In the East these accompani-
ments of luxury were used for CEN
turies before they found their way
to the cold northern latitudes,
where they were capable of being
still better appreciated. From
China and India they were carried
forward to Egypt. and spread
"beneath the ivory feet of purple
cushioned couches," as Platus tells
us; from Babylon to Greece, from
Greece to Rome the history of the
carpet may be traced. The Moors
took them into Spain, and being
seen there by the Venetians, their
introduction into Italy and thence
westward to England was soon
afterward an accomplished fact.
1t was not, however until the Edict
of Nantes sent to our shores large
bodies of weavers, in 1886, that the
manufacture of carpets came to be
one of the recognized industries of
this country; and to the fact that
many of the foreign refugees set
tied in Halifax district we owe the
setting up of the carpet making
business,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-20
First and Last Resource.

81 say boss," remarked the tramp,
with that fresh familiarity which
always makes the conversation of
his species so engaging; ~ say,boss,
can't you give u fellow a dime ?
l am awfully hard up, and don't
know where Pm going to get nv
next meal" "Indeedw replied
Boss. "a hard case, SURELY. But
Pve an idea. Why don't .'oi adj
vertise?" Boss says the fellow was
evidently struck with the sugges-
ton, for he started off Immediately,
with the apparent purpose of
putting it into operation at once.
-BOstOu IrunscTipt.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-20

the suffrage which robbed the peo-
pie of the United States of their
choice of President in 1876. Not
merely did the leaders of the Re-
publican party snatch the fruits of
the electoral crime and shield
it's villainous perpetrators, but
they silenced the importunate
claims of every one of the Loui-
siana and Florida Returning
Board knaves with Federal
office. How far the "moral sense"
of the Republican party may have
tolerated the Electoral crime is
matter of conjecture; but the chief
beneficiary of the crime went out
of the Presidential Office with the
respect of no portion of the country,
not even of the men who had
helped him to his place. Clad in
his triple armor of self conceit,
party pride and sectional hate,
Governor Foraker evidently has
felt no pricking of the moral sense
in regard to this great crime upon
the suffrage, for he has already
forgotten it.
The feeble and forgetful Foraker
boastfully contrasts the virtuous
record of his party in regard to the
suffrage with the wickedness of
the "solid South" and with "the at
tempts to thwart the will of the
people in Chicago, Indianapolis,
Columbus and Cincinnati" His
assaults. upon the people of the
South because the negroes of that
region have neglected to vote for u
party which can hardly be said to
have an organization among them
shows that his logic is as faulty as
his memory. AS for the frauds on
the suffrage in Chicago, Indiana
polls and other cities, there has
evinced no disposition in the Dem
ocratic party to shield the per-
petrators. Good men of all parties
condemn the crimes on the ballot
box with which some of our cities
have been too familiar, and which
have not been confined exclusively
to one political organization.
Thanks to reforms in the elec
tion laws, and to the vigilance
with which attempted frauds upon
the suffrage are watched, the OPP
portunities for this species of
crime are becoming rare in our
large cities. Much of the change,
too, is due to the emancipation of
the public mind from that disgust
ing cant of superior "moral
sense" in which Governor Foraker
indulges. No one but the narrow
est of partisans believes or affects
to believe that any party has Il
monopoly of all the political vir-
tues and moral graces that are eX-
tant in this country. AS for the
Southern negroes, they will be
aroused to political activity when
they shall have an issue and a
cause, as well as better apprecia-
tion of their political privileges,
Then they will vote, not as negroes
nor as vassals of the Republican
party, but as American citizens;
and then, too, it is likely that the
For ,kers will have less cause than
at present for satisfaction with the
political situation in the South.--
i'hiladetphia Record,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-20
Valuable Farm For Sale.

The undersigned offers for sale
his well improved farm of 100 A.
situate two miles Northwest of
Webb's Summit in Marion town
ship, Hooking Co., 0. The farm
has new two story dwelling house,
of seven rooms and a cellar, a good
bank barn 36x60 feet and all other
necessary buildings; also two ap-
pie orchards in good condition and
full bearing There are seven
never failing springs of water on
the farm, making it u desirable
farm for stock raising, For par
ticulars and terms call on premises
or address, A. s. BERRY
~ Logan, O,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-20
Strategic Rat Killing.

"ro attempt to catch rats by
traps or by poisoning them sudden
ly will fail" said an old ratcatcher
recently to reporter for the Mail
and Express. sold rats know too
much, and can be caught only by
kindness. To destroy them, give
them a good meal every day. DO
not put any poison In the food, but
simply prepare q dish for them
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-20
The Hair.

That the hair was designed as
q protection to the brain, no one
doubts; but few stop to think how
it should be worn in order to fulfill
its original intention. Animals
which have soft hair or fur possess,
in most eases, the power to raise it
as an additional means of protec-
tion from the cold, making it APP
parent that looseness or openess is
better for that purpose than having
it closely or compactly laid. AS it
is a well known fact that what pro-
tects from cold will protect from
heat also, it would follow that hair
loosely worn would be the best
protection in either case. 1t would
matter little whether long or short
for that purpose, 70 leave it loose,
that the air may reach the head
freely and easily, and the eXhala-
tions which are constantly passing
off from the surface should be re-
moved in that manner, would be
the most healthful way at least. To
bind it tight in bands or coils pre-
veuts this, and the hair soon be-
comes foul and unwholesome; the
impurities passing off through the
skin are reabsorbed, the pores be-
come clogged, and the head aches,
One cause of headache is the un-
equal weight caused by piling up
braideS and coils of hair on one
part of the head and drawing il
tight by means of strings and hair.
pins, SO that it may stay in place
Still more reprehensible is the prac-
tice of wearing switches and cush.
ions to increase the apparent
amount, They retain the heat tc
an unnatural degree, and cause
diseases of the scalp which can be
cured in no other way than by q
djscOItinuance Of the cause, The
hair should always be worn in sucl
q way that the base of the brain Il
protected, To have 1t arranged il
n way TO leave that part of the
head uncovered, exposes the wear
or 70 n certain risk Of taking cold i
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-20

Trains run on Central Standard Time.
*Trains stop only on signal.
Trains 3, 5, 3, II, ~ and 80, daily. All others
daily except Sunday.
Train IL has Pullman Buffet Sleeping coach
es to Boston and New York daily.
Train has Pullman Buffet Sleeping coach
es from Boston and New York daily.
Train S has Pullman Buffet Sleeper from
New York to Chicago daily.
All trains arrive ut and depart from the new
Dearborn Station, Chicago.
Passengers taking trains 20, 32, 81, or 30 must
procure tickets before boarding the train.
Passengers who may be going east or west
will lfind 1t to their interest to consult the
agents OF this company, who will give them
all information in regard to rates and con-
nections. II. G. DONALD
II. BRoUGHToN, General PnssengerAg ct,
General Manage CHICAGO.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-20

a chilly wind comes firm behind. 1t
is also unwise to- cut the hair SO
short in warm weather as TO leave
the skin of the head exposed to
view, as is the custom with many
mon
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-20
JeffersOn's Saw-Mi11.

y
and some of the stories told of
ignoramuses might be told with
equal truth of the worlds geniuses.
We have all heard the story of a
miller who enptied sack of flour
into stream to show couple of
disputants that their heads were
as void of brains as the emptied
sack was of flour. Ben Perley
Poore tells the old story about
Jefferson's saw-mill in the enter
tanning way and we will repeat it
at the expense of retailing chest
nuts without licenses:
Mr.. Stanbury, the stenographer,
used to tell a story about the cree
ton of a sawmill at Monticello, by
President Jefferson, after he had
retired from the presidential chair.
He invented windmill and sent
for an engineer, to whom he sub
mitted his plans, showing him Il
hill exposed to currents of air, on
the top of which he proposed to
build sawmill. to be propelled by
vertical sails. The man of profess
sional science examined the plan
and listened with profound atten-
ton and Difference to Mr.. Jett'er-
sons explanations of it, and to his
eloquent illustration of the advant-
ages it would secure. Having
heard him through and being ask
ed by the philosopher, "What he
thought of it," he replied, with
great sincerity, that it was Il most
ingenious idea and was decidedly
the best plan for II sawmill he had
ever seen.
Jefferson was delighted, and
forthwith entered into a written
agreement for the erection of such
a mill on the neighboring heights.
The work went bravely on, the in
ventor very frequently mounting
his horse and riding over to see
how it proceeded. When the
frame was up, and the building APP
preached completion, the engineer
rode over to Monticello, to obtain a
supply of money and get some
directions about the saws. Jeffer-
son kept him to dinner, and when
the cloth was removed, and the
wine set upon the table, he turned
to his guest, and with an air of
much satisfaction, exclaimed:
"And so Mr.. like my
mill ?"
81 do, sir, indeed, very much; it
is certainly one of the greatest i'm
provements in the construction OF
a saw mill ever witnessed"
"You think the sails are hung Sc
that it cannot fail to work wells"
"Certainly, it must work; it can't
help it,"
"And there's always wind upon
that hill; if it does not come up one
valley, it is sure to come up the
other; and the hill is so high and
steep that there is nothing to in,
terrupt the full sweep of the wind
cone which way it will. You
think then, on the whole, that the
thing cannot fail of complete sue.
cess? p?
81 should think so, sir, but fol
one thing"
"Ah! what's that ?"
W have been wondering in my
own mind how you are to get III
your saw logs"
Jefferson threw up his hands ant
eyes. 81 never thought of that
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-20
SUNDAY TRAIN
SOUTH BOUND.
Note 0lt 1.M,allinO of tYailas.

Note on running of trains.
Train leaving Columbus Mt 4:l5 p. m. (north
bound) runs daily, and carries through sleeper
for Chicago, via. FOstorla and b. & O. II. II.
Train leaving Columbus at 1920 am has n
through coach attached between Columbus
and Detrait.
Direct connections made In Union Depot Mt
Columbus for Newark, GAINESVILLE, Pittsburg,
Wheeling, Baltimore, Washington and Phila-
delphia; also for Dayton, Cincinnati, Louis
willie, and all points South and Southwest.
E-ClOse connections at Toledo for Detroit
and all points In Michigan and Canada.
IL. j. FALKENBACH,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
q. X. CARR, Columbus, Ohio.
Genl Sup't.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-20
The Best Assortment
OF any store in Logan. The
cheapest prices and the most
reliable goods.
Boots, Shoes and Slippers prompt
tU repaired.
WORK.

The best shoemakers of Logan
are employed, and work made to
order. The public has my thanks
for liberal custom, and are invited
to continue their patronage.
1m3 JOHN Il. RAUCH.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-20
REMPEL'S
Opera House Bazaar !

the find the largest line Toys Novelties Elegant
Dinner Toilet Sets Tnware Guns, Pistols Wagons Baby
Carriages Stationary Tablets Inks Muciage Pens Pencils Cutlery
Bisquc Figures Flower Full line Rubber China
Bisque Dolls Perfumery Toilet Articles Balls
Poles Bows Target Canes Scrap
clue Picture Frames ates Toilet Soaps Clothes
Brushes Musical Goods Pictures Mirrors all kinds
things presents buggies
cheap. / still keep the old
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-20
RenlpeIS Drug and Grocery Store

of Market Main Streets where found full line
choice Groceries, Drugs Paints Liquors. Tobacco Baed
Straw and Agency Bowkers Fertilizers All the
above articles at hard time prices
agent for the famous CHAMPION MOWER REAPING
MACHINES. Wagons Buckeye
ae Troy Jump Seat Surveys Connersvle ubkboar Colm
bus Carriages, Detroit Spiral Spring Buggies
the Hooking adjoining may
desire good stock of
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-20
ChiCag & Atlantic Railway Company.
TIME CARD.
Taking Effect May 22, 1887.

E&-The Chicago and Atlantic Railway
continues to be the most popular line be-
tween all points east or west. Its trains nre
composed of the finest day coaohes and pal0-
tial Pullman sleeping cars, and run over q
smooth, we'll balested rond bed No other
line offers more complete facilities. Direct
connections made In Union Depots, thus
avoiding incomodious transfers at unreason-
oblc hours. The rates via this line nre as low
RS the lowest. Ask for your tickets via tire
Chicago & Atlantic Railway and your Journ-
ey will be one Ofcomfort and pleasure.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-20
Some Things From Goethe.

Work makes the workman.
Only master can further art.
There Is no wisdom save In truth.
Originality challenges originality.
The smallest hair cast its shadow.
Every one must think in his own
way.
Every body can detect an error,
but not lie.
We only acknowledge him who
Is of no use to us.
We do rot possess what we do
not understand.
Mannerism is produce by miss
ing the ideal.
There are two peaceful powers:
Justice and fitness.
Blowing is not playing the flute;
you must use your fingers.
we are only really alive when
we enjoy the goodwill of each other.
A great mistake: TO hold oneself
too high and oneself too cheap.
The best result to be derived from
history is the enthusiasm it llindles.
Unlimited activity of whatever
kind must at last end in bankrup-
tcy.
If a man will perform all that
people require of him, he must
overrate himself.
Omaha Girl!-Horrors Don't you
come near me. So you are one of
those girls who posed for that Bos-
ton photographer, are you?
Boston ttirl-Are you crazy =?
There is nothing the matter with
this photograph.
"Nothing the matter with? it's
outrageous And this is what the
Boston girls call art, is itw
ooh! l know what you mean now.
No, indeed. 1 was not one of
those awful women who had their
pictures taken as Greek goddesses.
Mercy, no. No respectable per-
son would do that"
"But what is this picture here ?"
"How hopelessly ignorant you
Western people! That is 1 in my
bathing suit."-Omah0 World.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-11-05
Cheap Clothing and Dry Goods.

McMinnville, Oct, 25, 1887.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-11-05
LOVE rs NOT ENOUGH

Once, Cupid bent his little bow,
And told the arrow where to go;
Its point was tipped with love alone,
AS pure as any ever known.
And straight unto the mark twas sent,
But only made little dent. .u..
Says Cupid, something's out of joint,
Pll place diamond on the point. l
When 10, the arrow bounded back,
1t only made tiny crack. af' '"f
All, ha, says he, Pve tried it twice,
But yet, have only broke the ice.p
Nor love, nor costly presents win
My arrow points seem much too thin;
This heart presents front so bold, lIai
I'll try the magic point of gold. 8Uua
Twang went the bow, the arrow sped, 3ti
with silver wings and golden head, ai
When 10, the heart was cleft in twain, p
d, And Cupid was himself again.. bas 4us
Love, pure and simple, nowadays, I' h'
Such as the poets love to praise, ,pIa
Seems not enough to win the prize, l9ae
must be robed in golden guise. sae
Love, and love only, ere so true, HloA.-
Is enough for one, but not ortwo 9t'
Twill make our happy heart.string flutter
But will not win our bread and butter
4y9.a sv,.4 s.-o, "a D. E. WARREN.
McMinnyille Oct 25 1897
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-11-05
Public Sale.


AT my dwelling house, miles east
of McMinnville, on the Shellsford
road, / will offer at public outcry, on
Monday, November the 7th, 1887, to
the highest and best bidder, the fol
lowing property, to-wit:: Two good
brood mares, one 7 and the other s
years old; one good two-horse wag-
on and harness; three head Of hogs
four head of cattle; all my corn.and
fodder, lot of hay, and all my farm
ing implements. mF
TERMS OF sALE.-All sums under
$500, cash; over $500, on credit OF
twelve months. Note and good Sc.
curity required. E. Il. HART.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-11-05
A Frog Story With Snake Contin-
gent.

The snake story season is now in
the sere and yellow leaf as it were,
being about time for the reptile to
crawl into his hole for the winter
and pull the hole in after him. We
have had this one (the story, not the
snake) soaked in brine and packed
on ice for long time, waiting for a
whole Jackpot of snake stories to get
piled up on the table, so we could
come along and rake down the whole
lot. An able-bodied bull frog plays
the principal part in the drama, and
the snake figures as rather seconda-
ry individual, but forms byn means
an unimportant part of the story, as
will be seen.
The observer ofthe wonderful feats,
both on the part of the frog and the
snake, was Mr.. Frank Spurlock, a
legal light of the McMinnville bar,
whose veracity partakes ofno Mulhat-
tonian principles, will wash in boil
ing water, and is warranted neither
to fade, shrink, or peel off in the sun.
But for the story. One day some
months ago, while Mr.. Spurlock was
up the river fishing he saw a small
snake crawl out on the bank and
coil himself on a rock for comforta-
BILE doze in the sun. Presently a
healthy looking bull frog of robust
proportions and a smiling counte-
nance crawled lazily out of the water
and took an easy position quite near
his serpentine majesty. His snake
ship surveyed the intruder for a few
moments with an eye to business,
and finally concluded to swallow him
whole, which feat he successfully and
speedily accomplished. So far there
is nothing particularly remarkable
about the performance, as snakes are
in the habit of doing such things, but
now for the crowning event of the
entertainment. That snake was des.
tined to repent of his rash act, for the
frog soon became weary of his new
and rather circumscribed quarters
and began making vigorous efforts
to extricate himself. After wallop
ing the earth around with the snake
for a while the frog grew desperate
and with one last mighty effort HI
jumped into the river with the snake
and in his struggles succeeded il
drowning both his encumberer anC
himself. Mr., Spurlock stoutly attest
the truth of the above statements.